The World Champion (2021)
Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Alexey Sidorov
Writing:
- Alexey Sidorov
Stars:
Release Date: 2021-12-30
6.5/10
6.5/10
- Country: RU
- Language: Pусский
- Runtime: 145
- Budget: $7,535,000
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Korchnoi
Karpov
Gradov
Sergey Maksimov
Viktor Baturinskiy
Veronika
Igor Zaytsev
Yuriy Balashov
Leonid Brezhnev
Karpov's mother
Vasiliy Brykin
Sevastyanov
Guladze
Boris Zelenin
Mikhail Tal
Pavel
Reporter
Wedding photographer
Marisol
Chess player
Karpov's father
Aranovich
Philippov
Schmid
Paola
Gofdrey
Kampomanes
Spasskiy
Fischer
Captain Romeo
Luzhniki announcer
Press room journalist
Roommate
Grigoriy Naumovich
Accountant
Zlatoust audience
Chess player
Korchnoi's parapsychologist
Professor Melnikov
Main grandmaster
Brezhnev's referent
Kazhic
Mikhail Tal
Marisol
